Hershey, Pennsylvania

Chester County is where I have been raised all my life, it’s a wonderful area. It is located in southern Pennsylvania in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area, about fifteen miles from Philadelphia. Specifically it is located at 40.0010 degrees N, 75.8069 degrees W. William Penn founded the county in 1682 making it one of his three original Pennsylvania colonies. It was named after Chester, England. The landscape is beautiful here, lots of rolling hills and valleys flourishing with wildlife and…

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC. In contrast with their status as perennial also-rans in the pre-merger NFL, where they were the oldest team to never win a league championship, the Steelers of the post-merger (modern) era are one of…

Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie was a good man. He was born in Dunfermline, Scotland in 1835. His father was a weaver, and part of the Chartist group which wanted better for the working class. After his father's weaving business was shut down, the family moved to the United States. They moved there because there would be more opportunity to succeed. Carnegie's first job was a bobbin boy and he only earned $1.20 each week. He thought he was meant for better things, so at age 14, he got…

Analysis: Capstone Project Melissa C. Figueroa Grand Canyon University: BUS-485 September 2, 2012 Environment Analysis and Industry Analysis: Capstone Project The Lehigh Valley is considered the third most populated region in the state of Pennsylvania. Northampton County holds 298,476 people. The majority of the population is 89.4% of the population consisting of white persons, 10.8% consisting of persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, and 5.8% consisting of black persons (Census 2012).…

Colonization-Collecting and Evaluating the Evidence In the late seventeenth century Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn. A British colony established as a safe haven for Penn and his fellow Quakers. Pennsylvania was a colony that promoted religious tolerance as it was established to prevent the religious persecution of Quakers that was happening in England throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth century. Pennsylvania was a promise to Quakers and others of different religions that they…

The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream was written by, the three men whom the story is about, Drs. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt. This book explains the promise between three young men to change what society is trying to deem these young men will become—which is nothing, but drop-outs and drug dealers. Sam, George, and Rameck swore to each other that they would be better than the stereotypes, they would become doctors, and they would give back to their…

each other, but they also differ in numerous ways. Penn was a well placed English gentleman and Quaker, that turned an old debt into a charter for the proprietary colony called “Pennsylvania.” Pastorius was among the German merchants to obtain 15,000 acres of land fo= a settlement in the new colony also known as “Pennsylvania.” William Penn did a better job of promoting the settlement in my opinion. He goes on to describe the land as being very “diverse.” It had a variety of plants and…

brand shoe and with a net worth of “22.3 billion dollars and Knight is the 43rd richest man in the world.” (forbes) Milton Hershey was the founder of Hershey’s chocolate and “built the Lancaster caramel company and when the company shut down he made is first chocolate bar” and also made the Hershey’s kisses witch are still enjoyed today and the Hershey Company has a net worth of 23.3 million dollars. Gianni Versace was a fashion designer “who found the brand Versace in 1978”he…

Milton S. Hershey: The Candy Man Milton Hershey is famous for being the founder of The Hershey Foods Corporation in 1894. The theory behind his success was the following: "Give them quality. That's the best kind of advertising in the world." Hershey created his own empire unlike many businessmen of that time, as he didn’t force his employees into grim factories yet he offered them dignity and prosperity. As any entrepreneur, obstacles and setbacks were on his path. He was perseverant and has…

is improving all around the world. Hershey High School is a school moving towards a more technology based learning style. Almost all the students are using technology in classes. Since most jobs are moving towards technology use, this gives students an edge up in the work force. Technology has advanced fast in today 's society and Hershey High School is evolving too. How teachers are using technology in class Brianna Crowley has been teaching English at Hershey High School for eight years. In…